After promising on Thursday to leave alone the rest of my Wedding Day triumphs, I was persuaded to include the following article* due to its general awesomeness. And, by the way, for those of you who have a lot in common with me - apparently adventuress and adventuresses are both words, at least according to Microsoft (who, as we know, symbolises the pinnacle of correctness in all areas of language). It's a long one today. Presenting, for your enjoyment and general entertainment, Miiiiiiiiiiss Amy Bock!
After careful sluicing** in Trove, I also found the following article*** on Miss Bock, which shows off the masculine curve of the jaw. I particularly like the caption, Amy Bock: The "Man-Woman". It's nice to learn about how kind and accepting our ancestors were.
* The tasteful and non-derogatory article Adventuress's Career: Masquerading as a Man was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on May 4 1909; if you want to check it out - or it's neighbours Nimrod Thrown Open: Attendance Over 2000 and Radium in Antarctica: Probable Discovery, head to the Trove archive: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15055155
** I realised I meant sleuthing while proofreading - but what's the fun in that!? Sluicing is much more evocative!
*** This P.C. jewel ran in the Sunday Times on 23 May 1909 - it's a particularly fine specimen, this edition, and is available through Trove: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5761250
The beautiful model for today is one of the William Henry Corkhill Tilba Tilba photograph collection (quite a mouthful!); the eloquent title is Young woman, possibly a bride, and it is available for viewing in all its glory through the digital collections website: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an2499418
I enjoyed this article, Amy was certainly well-versed in fraud activities. I can't help wondering what was the purpose of actually getting married. Of course people were alot more trusting in those days. As L P Hartley wrote, "The past is another country: they do things differently there".
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